QuantumScape (QS) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

QuantumScape (QS) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 37.41% for Q1 2026, up 433.0% YoY from 7.02% in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 37.39% in Q4 2025.

QuantumScape (QS) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

QuantumScape has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 37.41% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 433.0% year-over-year to 37.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 37.41% (up 433.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 37.7%, up 129.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed held at 37.41% in Q1 2026, from 37.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for QS reached as high as 15.7% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 43.45% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 36.24% (2024), against an average of 34.08%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1615 bps — and 2025, when it soared 523 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 28.76% in 2022, then slipped by 13 bps to 32.44% in 2023, then slumped by 31 bps to 42.62% in 2024, then climbed by 12 bps to 37.39% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 37.41% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 37.41%, 37.39%, and 40.64% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn -0.55%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 33.85%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.50%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 8.77%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -43.85%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 6.02%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.79%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 22.07%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 17.03%
10 QuantumScape 464,210.01 464,210.01 - -37.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -37.41%
Dec 31, 2025 -37.39%
Sep 30, 2025 -40.64%
Jun 30, 2025 -43.45%
Mar 31, 2025 -41.74%
Dec 31, 2024 -42.62%
Sep 30, 2024 -40.92%
Jun 30, 2024 -38.84%
Mar 31, 2024 -36.24%
Dec 31, 2023 -32.44%
Sep 30, 2023 -33.17%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.12%
Mar 31, 2023 -31.43%
Dec 31, 2022 -28.76%
Sep 30, 2022 -24.34%
Jun 30, 2022 -19.14%
Mar 31, 2022 -15.70%
Dec 31, 2021 -12.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -10.40%
Jun 30, 2021 -8.77%